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Sorana Pacurar
Sorana may refer to: * Sorana (Pescia), a village in Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy ** Sorana bean, a type of cannellini bean grown in Sorana *Sorana Cîrstea (born 1990), Romanian tennis player *Sorana Păcurar (better known as only Sorana) Romanian singer and songwriter * Sorana Gurian (1913–1956), Moldovan writer and translator * Marcia Servilia Sorana (c. 40s–66 AD), daughter of Roman Senator Barea Soranus, part of the Stoic Opposition *'' Callicore sorana'', a butterfly of genus '' Callicore'' See also *Sora, Lazio, a town in Italy *Sorano, a town and comune in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy **Sovana Sovana is a small town in southern Tuscany, Italy, a ''frazione'' of Sorano, a comune in the province of Grosseto. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History Etruscan by origin, Sovana became a R ..., a frazione of Sorano, once known as Soana *** Sovana DOC, a wine produced in Sovana * Soraya, a female given name {{disambiguation, giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorana (Pescia)
Sorana is a village () in the municipality of Pescia in the province of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy. It lies along the on the slope of Monte Petritulo in the foothills of the Apennine Mountains about twelve kilometers from Montecatini Terme. In 1994, it had 300 inhabitants. The area is known for its production of the Sorana bean. Sorana is one of the Ten Castella in the local area known as the Valleriana and nicknamed . The other castelle are Aramo, Castelvecchio, Fibbialla, Medicina, Pietrabuona, Pontito, San Quirico, Stiappa, and Vellano, plus an eleventh, Lignana, which is in ruins. The castella villages are built from pietra serena ''Pietra serena'' is a blue-gray sandstone used extensively in Italian Renaissance, Renaissance Florence for architectural details. It is also known as Macigno stone. The material obtained at Fiesole is considered the best and is also quarried a ... stone. {{Clear File:Sorana (Pescia), centro storico, 05.jpg File:Sorana (Pescia), cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorana Bean
The Sorana bean () is a type of cannellini bean grown near the Italian ''comune'' (municipality) of Sorana (Pescia), Sorana, along the , in the province of Pistoia, Tuscany. Cultivation is limited to an extremely small microclimate area with conditions considered excellent for growing this type of bean, and production is low. Demand is high, and prices are six to ten times that of other cannellini-type beans. In 2002 it received protected geographical indication (PGI) certification from the European Union. It is considered economically important to the survival of agriculture in the Pescia Valley and because of this is believed to have helped prevent emigration from the area. History Native to the New World, beans had reportedly arrived in Rome by 1515 and Tuscany by 1528 and were widely distributed by the early 17th century. By the early 19th century the beans grown around Sorana were being recognized as high quality. Depopulation of the area caused by the world wars meant that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
